Before Taylor Jones started Jonesbar, he had been subsisting on energy bars as he lived a busy professional and athletic life. And he had eaten many different varieties of them. “I’ve tried every single one under the sun,” he told PYMNTS in an interview. He was...
With a move that could change how shoppers buy merchandise, IKEA is allowing consumers to essentially pay with their time. IKEA Dubai is launching a campaign that will let shoppers use their time as currency by showing their Google Maps timeline to checkout workers to...
With the potential help of stock listings or mergers, the largest food delivery firms in the country are aiming to bolster their finances. Postmates, DoorDash and Uber Eats have each talked about merging in different combinations in 2019, but none brought about a deal, The...
The PSCU company Lumin Digital has signed Bartlett, Tennessee-based First South Financial credit union to a multi-year digital banking and cloud computing agreement, Lumin announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Troubled home-décor chain Pier 1 Imports has plans to sell the company as it applies for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutters as many as 450 stores — nearly half of its locations, according to reports on Monday (Feb.17). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with FinTech healthcare credit card SmartHealth PayCard, i2c announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The U.S. healthcare system is a multi-trillion dollar industry, but one rife with inefficiencies, especially when it comes to payments. In an interview with PYMNTS, Todd Harbison, chief revenue officer of Ventanex, an integrated payment solutions provider, contended that the healthcare system itself creates friction...
Europe’s biggest bank by assets, HSBC, is slashing 35,000 jobs and $100 billion in assets as it moves to streamline business functions in the U.S., mainland Europe and its investment bank, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story...
The coronavirus outbreak has pushed Japan to the brink of a recession as tourism slides and spending drops in response to a sales tax hike, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday (Feb. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
